Notice is hereby given that Vale of Leven Wind Farm Limited, (“the Company”) with company registration number 12093939, having its registered office at 22-24 King Street, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, SL6 1EF has applied to the Scottish Ministers for consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 to construct and operate the Vale of Leven Wind Farm, located within the Kilpatrick Hills, in the West Dumbartonshire Council area. The installed capacity of the proposed generating station would be over 50MW, comprising 10 wind turbines, with a maximum tip height of 220 m, as well as a battery energy storage facility of up to 20MW. The proposed development is subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and an EIA Report has been produced.

The Company has also requested a direction under section 57(2) of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 that planning permission for the development be deemed to be granted.

The Company has now submitted additional information to Scottish Ministers, which includes information relating to the Project Description, Planning, Landscape and Visual Assessment, Ecology and Biodiversity, Ornithology, Cultural Heritage and Archaeology, Aviation and Radar Assessment, Socioeconomics, and Other Considerations.

The consent application submitted in October 2023, was for a Proposed Development consisting of 10 wind turbines with tip heights of up to 250 m (EIAR Layout). Since the submission of the application consultation responses have been received from stakeholders and discussions have been held with the ECU, Historic Environment Scotland, Nature Scot and Glasgow Airport among others, regarding technical aspects of the Proposed Development. Further to the consultation responses and subsequent discussion, the Applicant proposes to alter the Proposed Development by reducing the height of the turbines from 250m to tip to 220m to tip. The tip height and hub height of the turbines have therefore both reduced by 30 m, in response to consultation responses. No other alteration to the development is proposed.

Copies of the additional information, the application and the EIA Report (‘the information’) are available for public inspection in person, free of charge, during normal office hours at West Dunbartonshire Council. The address is:

West Dunbartonshire Council

16 Church Street

Dumbarton

G82 1QL

The information can also be viewed on the application website at https://valeoflevenwindfarm.com/; or at www.energyconsents.scot under application reference ECU00003468.

Copies of the information may be obtained from Vale of Leven Wind Farm Limited at a charge of £500 hard copy and £15 on USB drive. Copies of a short Non-Technical Summary are available free of charge. Enquiries can be made via the project e-mail: info@valeoflevenwindfarm.com

All previous representations received by Scottish Ministers in relation to the application remain valid.

Any new representations on the application may be submitted by email to the Scottish Government via representations@gov.scot; or by post to the Scottish Government, Energy Consents Unit, 4th Floor, 5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow, G2 8LU, identifying the proposal and specifying the grounds for representation.

Written or emailed representations should be dated, clearly stating the name (in block capitals) and full postal address of those making representations. Emailed representations should also include the full return email address of those making representations. Only representations sent by email to representations@gov.scot will receive acknowledgement.

All representations should be received not later than 25th April 2025, although Ministers may consider representations received after this date.

Any subsequent additional information which is submitted by the developer will be subject to further public notice in this manner, and representations to such information will be accepted as per this notice.

Where Scottish Ministers are required to, or decide to exercise their discretion to do so, they can cause a public inquiry to be held.

Following examination of the environmental information and all views and representations received, Scottish Ministers will determine this application for consent in one of two ways:

· Consent the proposal, with or without conditions attached; or

· Reject the proposal

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